Day 6 Dec 10 Porto Limon, Costa Rica
Half of a 2cm Red Frog
Our outing for this port was arranged by a cruisecritic board acquaintance Guy,
an active, tall and skinny guy from Luxembourg.
He had tentatively reserved with 2 guides, but only confirmed one.
Nevertheless two shouting guides, with GUY on their cards, had to be dealt with,
before the right one took us to the van.
Our first stop was the rain forest, promising wildlife and jungle.
We drove for 2 hours, mostly up a dirt track, in a van which had seen better days.
about 15 mph, airconditioning off, we were passed on these dirt roads by other vans and even full size buses.
After driving through sub tropical, green forest, we arrived at the Veragua Rain Forest.
The entry fee of $45 per person was a surprise.
We walked thru subtropical green rain forest to a research station, where we saw lots of insects, butterflies large bugs etc, being pinned to styrofoam.
Behind the station was the upper station of a cable tram, which transported us down into a canyon, thru subtropical, green forest. A wooden walkway, promising 350 steps, took us to a small waterfall, thru subtropical, green forest. Back at the bottom station, another walkway beckoned.
We walked on a boardwalk for a few hundred yards (level, for wheelchairs) thru subtropical, green forest.
Lo and behold, the guide pointed to a miniature 2cm red, poisonous frog. I took a picture, then while others photographed and videoed the frog until he jumped off his leaf. By the time Renae got to it, with the good 20x zoom camera he was partially hidden.
We took the tram back up, thru the subtropical green forest and proceeded to the van.
As we started the driver killed the engine with bad clutch footwork. It the wouldn't start.
Several guys pushed it and we were on our way down the muddy track, thru subtropical green forest.
That's when Renae said: All this, just for a picture of half of a 2cm red frog.
Half of a 2cm Red Frog
Our outing for this port was arranged by a cruisecritic board acquaintance Guy,
an active, tall and skinny guy from Luxembourg.
He had tentatively reserved with 2 guides, but only confirmed one.
Nevertheless two shouting guides, with GUY on their cards, had to be dealt with,
before the right one took us to the van.
Our first stop was the rain forest, promising wildlife and jungle.
We drove for 2 hours, mostly up a dirt track, in a van which had seen better days.
about 15 mph, airconditioning off, we were passed on these dirt roads by other vans and even full size buses.
After driving through sub tropical, green forest, we arrived at the Veragua Rain Forest.
The entry fee of $45 per person was a surprise.
We walked thru subtropical green rain forest to a research station, where we saw lots of insects, butterflies large bugs etc, being pinned to styrofoam.
Behind the station was the upper station of a cable tram, which transported us down into a canyon, thru subtropical, green forest. A wooden walkway, promising 350 steps, took us to a small waterfall, thru subtropical, green forest. Back at the bottom station, another walkway beckoned.
We walked on a boardwalk for a few hundred yards (level, for wheelchairs) thru subtropical, green forest.
Lo and behold, the guide pointed to a miniature 2cm red, poisonous frog. I took a picture, then while others photographed and videoed the frog until he jumped off his leaf. By the time Renae got to it, with the good 20x zoom camera he was partially hidden.
We took the tram back up, thru the subtropical green forest and proceeded to the van.
As we started the driver killed the engine with bad clutch footwork. It the wouldn't start.
Several guys pushed it and we were on our way down the muddy track, thru subtropical green forest.
That's when Renae said: All this, just for a picture of half of a 2cm red frog.
We stopped at a beach, a very nice cove with strong waves.
The guide had arranged for a replacement van, presumably since the old one wouldn't start.
The guide had arranged for a replacement van, presumably since the old one wouldn't start.
Curious Banana
A visit to the Del Monte banana plantation was interesting. The banana stalks are protected from insects by a blueplastic covering. We thought the "curious banana" was funny. (Renae has a knack for coming up with catchy phrases).
I took a ride on a banana stalk transport basket, movie on this coming soon.
Later we saw a sloth,
had sweet finger bananas
and fresh coconut milk, before wandering thru the port town.
Next: the Panama Canal
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nice!
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